The Canadian High Com-mission yesterday launch-ed a Cdn$2.9m ($456.5m) mental health project targeting over 67,000 vulnerable Guyanese over a five-year period.
The project “Safeguarding the Human Dignity and Rights of Populations at Risk for Ill-Mental Health in Vulnerable Communities across Guyana” was described as Canada’s first mental health project in the Caribbean region and will be funded by Global Affairs Canada and executed by Canadian partner, International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF).
The Canadian High Commission said that IDRF is a non-profit Canadian-registered charity working with partners around the world and locally to facilitate relief and development programmes that target vulnerable populations, helping to alleviate immediate and long-term troubles. It noted that IDRF’s model for achieving community development is to partner with local experts, international NGOs, and grassroots organizations, and to leverage resources to ensure maximum impact.
